Sidi Moumen Cultural Center
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| leader_name = Boubker Mazoz
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The Sidi Moument Cultural Center ({{Langx|ar|المركز الثقافي سيدي مؤمن}}) is a community center located in the Sidi Moumen neighborhood on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hespress.com/regions/331679.html|title=مركز أمريكي يدرب شباب "سيدي مومن" على روح القيادة|website=Hespress|language=ar|access-date=2020-01-21}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/world/africa/07iht-M07C-MOROCCO-SLUMS.html|title=Creating a Children's Refuge in Morocco's Worst Slums|last=McTighe|first=Kristen|date=2011-07-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|title=Fighting Extremism In Morocco Starting With At-Risk Kids|url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2015/12/17/morocco-counter-extremism|website=www.wbur.org|language=en|access-date=2020-05-15}}{{Cite web|title=Casablanca's Sidi Moumen Cultural Centers Give Opportunity for Community|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/12/261918/casablancas-sidi-moumen-culture/|date=2018-12-29|website=Morocco World News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}} It officially opened in 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://middle-east-online.com/en/promises-%E2%80%98not-kept%E2%80%99-eradicate-casablancas-infamous-slum|title=Promises 'not kept' to eradicate Casablanca's infamous slum|date=2018-03-22|website=MEO|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}
History
It is considered the first social community center of its kind in Sidi Moumen, one of Casablanca's most poorest areas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/society/2016/11/22/moroccos-sidi-moumen-cultural-centre-changing-futures-and-perceptions|title=Morocco's Sidi Moumen Cultural Centre: Changing futures and perceptions|last=Kestler-D'Amours|first=Jillian|website=alaraby|language=en|access-date=2020-01-21}} The center was established in the aftermath of the 2003 suicide bombings in Casablanca; the perpetrators came from the disadvantaged Sidi Moumen neighborhood.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/21/world/africa/21morocco.html|title=Bombings Leave Moroccans Both Worried and Confused|last=Fisher|first=Ian|date=2007-04-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-22|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
Activities
The Sidi Moumen Cultural Center affords the neighborhood's youth opportunities to encounter and participate in the performing arts, to learn foreign languages, to exhibit their creative talents, and to develop professional skills. In addition, the center receives national and international artists, and hosts lectures, symposia, and other events.